The U.S. Navy has awarded contracts to five companies to exercise options for Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) Conceptual Design, said in the statement by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) on 30 July. The U.S. Navy wants a frigate that can keep up with the aircraft carriers and have sensors networked in with the rest of the fleet to […]

The RQ-7B Shadow Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) of the  U.S. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 had conducted its final flight during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. According to the press service of the Marine Corps Base Hawaii, during RIMPAC exercise was held last flight for the Shadow in the U.S. Marine Corps in […]

Photographs recently published in China’s online forums show construction progress of country’s third aircraft carrier, commonly known as the Type 002. At the Jiangnan Changxingdao shipyard near Shanghai were spotted the hull elements and modules of the new aircraft carrier, that will has a different design than Type 001 (Liaoning). Differently from previous generations, the new […]

The prototype of the ground effect vehicles “Orlan”, armed with cruise missiles, is planned to be developed in Russia as part of the state armament programme for the period until 2027, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov told reporters on 29 July. “In the state armament programme of 2018-2027 there is an experimental development activity “Orlan”, which […]

The U.S. Marine Corps has received into service the first AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) that incorporates advanced high power and high-efficiency gallium nitride (GaN) antenna technology, further improving the system’s operational capabilities, the Northrop Grumman said in a statement.  According to the statement, this system was delivered ahead of schedule and is the seventh G/ATOR system delivered […]

The Project 11770E Serna air-cavity fast landing craft has collided on the bridge during Russia’s Main Naval Parade in St. Petersburg, on 29 July. High-speed air cavity patrol boat “Ivan Pas’ko”, designed for transportation and debarkation on an unequipped shore of wheel and caterpillar technical equipment, was carrying 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer. As a result of the […]

Metal Shark boats of Louisiana is to construction and delivery as many as 40 patrol boats for the U.S. Navy under a contract with a potential value of $18 million, according to a 27 July statement by the US Department of Defense (DoD). The U.S. Navy has selected Gravois Aluminum Boats LLC, doing business as Metal Shark, to […]

The Russian defence ministry on 23 July has released imagery showing the Russian nuclear missile submarine cruiser “Tomsk” launched a cruise missile at a surface target in the Sea of Okhotsk. According to the Russian MoD, An anti-ship missile from Tomsk submarine was successfully hit a target at a distance of 150 kilometers. “The combat training was […]

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) announced on 23 July it had successfully test-fired one of its recently acquired ATM-84J Harpoon missile from P-8A Poseidon aircraft during Exercise RIMPAC 18. According to the RAAF’sstatement, ATM-84J Harpoon missile was launched from the aircraft at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, off the coast of Hawaii. Minister for Defence, Senator […]

The Turkish Navy is expected to receive the first nationally built aircraft carrier, the TCG Anadolu, which can be configured as a light aircraft carrier on 2021, said ahaber.com.tr on 18 July. Turkish news website reported on 18 July that the TCG Anadolu multipurpose amphibious assault ship will be delivered to the Naval Forces Command in April 2021. With the multipurpose […]